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How to make the best use of tutoring services

Tutoring provides some of the most dynamic study opportunities
available. Attending tutoring sessions enhances classroom
learning and can save students time. Many students are not aware
of the multiple tutoring programs available around the PCC campus.

Avoid misperceptions regarding tutoring (such as "tutoring is only for
students with special needs." The fact is that students regulary receiving tutoring in the LAC have a higher GPA on the average than students who do not receive tutoring).

Find out where and when tutoring is available.

Don't be afraid to notify your instructor that you are receiving
tutoring.

If tutoring is not available in your subject, ask why it is not.

If tutoring is not available when you are, ask if it could
be.

Attend tutoring sessions early in the semester.

Attend tutoring sessions regularly.

Don't expect tutors to do homework for you.

Come prepared for your tutoring sessions.

Don't be afraid to ask questions (no question is too simple).

Expect to have tutors listen to you and ask questions to clarify
the problem.

Arrive in the earlier part of walk-in sessions, not just before the ending time.

Understand that group tutoring is often more beneficial than
one-on-one tutoring.

Don't expect tutors to have all the answers.

Don't talk negatively about your teachers to the tutor; they
can't change that.

Utilize your tutor as another resource for your learning, along
with your library, learning center, teacher, and fellow students.